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CD-086-06, Navy Training ExercisesSouthern CaliforniaPage 16As provided in 15 CFR § 930.4(b), in the event the Navy does not agree with theCommission’s condition of concurrence, then all parties shall treat this conditional concurrenceas an objection.B. Public Access/Fishing. Section 30210 of the Coastal Act provides:In carrying out the requirement of Section 4 of Article X of the California Constitution,maximum access, which shall be conspicuously posted, and recreational opportunitiesshall be provided for all the people consistent with safety needs and the need to protectpublic rights, rights of private property public owners, and natural resource areas fromoveruse.Section 30212 provides in part:(a) Public access from the nearest public roadway to the shoreline and along the coastshall be provided in new development projects except where:Section 30220 provides:(1) it is inconsistent with public safety, military security needs, or the protectionof fragile coastal resources....Coastal areas suited for water-oriented recreational activities that cannot readily beprovided at inland water areas shall be protected for such uses.In addition, aside from the commercial fishing protection afforded under Section 30230,quoted above on page 9, Sections 30234 and 30234.5 underscore the need to protectcommercial and recreational fishing opportunities:30234. Facilities serving the commercial fishing and recreational boating industriesshall be protected and, where feasible, upgraded. Existing commercial fishing andrecreational boating harbor space shall not be reduced unless the demand for thosefacilities no longer exists or adequate substitute space has been provided. Proposedrecreational boating facilities shall, where feasible, be designed and located in such afashion as not to interfere with the needs of the commercial fishing industry.30234.5. The economic, commercial, and recreational importance of fishing activitiesshall be recognized and protected.The Navy maintains that the project is consistent with the public access and recreation, andrecreational fishing policies of the Coastal Act, stating that:The Proposed Action is fully consistent with California CZ policy Section 30210because it would not alter current public access to recreational areas or recreational